Urban Planning and Urban Studies Program Notes

The Urban Planning and Urban Studies programs introduce students to past, present, and future processes of urbanization.
Three programs (BA Major in Urban Studies, BA Honours in Urban Planning and BA Specialization in Urban Planning) share a common core of courses and offer students theoretical, analytical, and technical knowledge to comprehend complex urban dynamics.
The programs prepare students for work in the professional planning, public policy, community development, and real estate fields.
The Urban Planning programs are differentiated from Urban Studies by further skills training in the translation of theory into professional practice.
Students enrolled in the Major in Urban Studies, or other undergraduate programs in Arts and Science, seeking to transfer to the BA Specialization in Urban Planning normally request a transfer at the end of their first year, after completing a minimum of nine URBS credits. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to transfer.
All course substitutions must be approved by an academic advisor.